This is one of the few texts that combines three essential theses in the study of logic programming: the logic that gives logic programs their unique character: the practice of programming effectively using the logic; and the efficient implementation of logic programming on computers. The book begins with a gentle introduction to logic programming using a number of simple examples, followed by a concise and self-contained account of the logic behind Prolog programming. This leads to a discussion of methods of writing programs so that the process of deriving anwers from them is as efficient as possible. The techniques are illustrated by practical examples and the final part of the book explains how logic programming can be implented efficiently. It includes source code for a small but Complete Prolog implementation written in Pascal. The implementation is capable of running all the programs presented in the book, and is available via the Internet.
- ISBN10 0135360471
- ISBN13 9780135360477
- Publish Date 21 February 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 April 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Paperback
- Pages 264
- Language English